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Grupo Phoenix secures equity investment from One Equity Partners

Grupo Phoenix, a supplier of rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods and products in the Americas, has entered into a definitive agreement with One Equity Partners (OEP) for a significant minority equity investment. Alberto Peisach, Phoenix’s chief executive, says: “OEP’s investment will ensure that Grupo Phoenix continues to meet the

Mark Beeston, chief executive of portfolio risk services at ICAP

OpenGamma secures USD15m in series C funding led by ICAP

OpenGamma, creators of the first open-source analytics and risk management platform for the financial services industry, has completed a USD15m series C round of equity financing led by new investor ICAP plc. The round also includes follow-on investments from previous investors Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital. OpenGamma will use the

Bain Capital Partners to buy USD1bn of Genpact shares from existing sponsors

Bain Capital Partners is to purchase approximately 68 million Genpact common shares from entities affiliated with General Atlantic and Oak Hill Capital Partners for USD14.76 per share, or approximately USD1bn. Closing of the transaction will take place after payment to all shareholders, including GA and Oak Hill Capital, of the

Investors retain confidence in private equity

Forty four per cent of investors expect to commit capital to private equity before the end of 2012, the latest Preqin Investor Outlook: Private Equity reveals. Despite uncertainty in the wider financial markets, private equity investors remain positive, with 90 per cent expecting to maintain or increase their allocations to

Azad Zangana, European Economist, Schroders

Bank of England on hold

Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders, on the Bank of England’s decision to leave interest rates at 0.5%… The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to leave interest rates at the record low level 0.5%, and its asset purchase programme (or quantitative easing programme) at GBP375 billion. Having only

Care.com raises USD50m in E-round financing

Care.com has closed USD50m in new funding, led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and joined by existing investors Matrix Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Trinity Ventures among others. Founded in 2006, Care.com has raised USD61m in previous rounds of financing. The company, which has approximately seven million members in more

LNK Partners closes USD400m fund dedicated to consumer and retail businesses

LNK Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the consumer/retail sector, has held the final closing of LNK Partners II.  The fund, which was oversubscribed but capped at its USD400m target to allow the firm to continue to focus on investments in middle market consumer and retail businesses,

Soft Surroundings secures majority investment from Brentwood Associates

Soft Surroundings, a direct marketer and specialty retailer of branded apparel, accessories, beauty products and home furnishings, has sold a majority interest in the business to private equity firm Brentwood Associates. Soft Surroundings will continue to be actively managed by chief executive Tom Wilcher and president Robin Sheldon.  In partnership

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BaltCap completes wind farm investment in Estonia

BaltCap has invested in the construction of the 18MW Mäli & Tamba wind farm on the west coast of Estonia. The farm uses modern 3MW turbines produced by Enercon.   A senior loan facility was provided by the consortium of SEB and Nordea banks. The project is partly financed by

Nexage increases Series B round financing to USD15m

Nexage, a mobile advertising exchange, has closed an additional USD5m in funding from Hearst Interactive Media. With the USD5m financial investment, Hearst joins SingTel Innov8, Relay Ventures and GrandBanks Capital in Nexage’s Series B round totalling USD15m. The mobile advertising market is expected to grow to USD20.6bn by 2015 according

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